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Centre school board approves biddy basketball

By ROWENA PLETT

Staff writer

A biddy basketball program for boys and girls in grades four through six was approved at the Dec. 13 meeting of the board of education of Centre Unified School District #397.

Practice sessions will be held on six designated Saturday mornings. Dates have not yet been determined.

Transportation arrangements to and from the activities will be the responsibility of the participants. Participation is voluntary and requires parental permission.

Head coaches Russ Hake and Marc Grout will receive $350 each in compensation.

A school-wide activity involving students and parents may be conducted at the end of the program.

Second-grade student Joseph Pierce and sophomore Jimmy Cheever were granted permission to continue attending Centre schools following their parents' moves out of the district.

Superintendent Robert Kiblinger announced receipt of $1,811.94 in "Do It for Your School" funds from Pepsi-Cola. Items purchased with the money include a set of Congo drums for the instrumental music department, digital camera for the student yearbook/newspaper staff, hot dog broiler/bun warmer for student concessions, and $245 toward a laptop computer for classroom use.

Several Tampa patrons, Tampa mayor Jim Clemmer, and Lincolnville mayor Victor Burns were present to discuss with the board the matter of paying for electricity at community ball diamonds in Lincolnville, Tampa, and Burdick.

After the discussion, Kiblinger was asked to gather additional data on utility expenses for the ball diamonds during the past five years. He also was asked to request a written legal opinion on payment of electrical bills by the district in exchange for student use of the facilities.

Transportation director Steve Smith presented a written report to patrons and board members concerning the status of the bus fleet. It included a list of expenditures for several buses that have more than 100,000 miles on them. He also explained how he planned to rotate bus routes and vehicles used on them.

The fleet includes 13 buses and five Suburbans (one for custodial use), a car for use by the superintendent, and a mini-van.

According to Smith, more than 56 students live within the city limits of Lincolnville, and three buses make stops there to pick up students.

Smith recommended purchase of a larger, 65-70 passenger bus to be used by him to shuttle students from Lincolnville to the high school and elementary school. Other routes could be expanded, and one driver possibly could be eliminated, he said. The larger bus also could be used for junior high and high school activities that now require two buses because of the number of students involved.

The board authorized taking bids for the purchase of either a 53-passenger or 67-71 passenger bus with trade-in or sale of another unit.

The board reviewed and revised a draft copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the Centre Education Foundation.

Melissa Zieammermann was employed as part-time custodian at the high school for one and one-half hours per day on student contact days, beginning Jan. 3 at $7 per hour. Phil Peterson was employed to assist with high school girls' basketball as needed on Wednesday afternoon practices Alan Stahlecker is unable to attend, with payment at $7 per hour.

An insurance premium of $2,704 was approved to Sunflower Insurance Group, Inc. for a School Leaders Errors and Omissions policy.

The board approved purchase of a new intercom system for the high school at a cost of $5,949.

Warrants totaling $47,428 were approved for payment. The Nov. 30 ending cash balance was $769,757.40.

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